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Equality is for all

If I were Prime Minister, I would fearlessly challenge sexism and homophobia.

Ending both would improve life for everyone, regardless of your sex or sexuality. This is because sexism and homophobia ultimately harm both women and men, both gay folk and straight. These are not minority or special interest issues, these are issues of human rights and equality for all. And, either you are for equality for all or you are not for equality at all.

In the Caribbean, where our historical struggle has precisely been about emancipation, a politics committed to this for all should be the first basis for constituency, community and nation-building.

Get my full pitch on youtube. Just type my name and PM, yes, for Prime Minister. If you think you are not hurt by sexism and homophobia or even if you just don’t want to be treated unequally, you might be interested in Caribbean advocacy that bring statistics, legislative review, stories, quotes and performance poetry.

The slide background was the logo for the student feminist group, Consciousness Raising, which was active from 2007-2009 and was the first group to come out of my women’s studies class.

They held campus marches for two years for International Women’s Day and International Day Against Violence for Women. The words in their logo are “solidarity,” “freedom,” “take action” and “change.”

The students I quoted in my talk have also formed groups such as Support for Change, in 2011, to advocate for the national gender policy.